QOTD: What movies or TV shows do you find calming and relaxing?
I find listening to Carl Sagan intone the mysteries of the universe very relaxing, so I do enjoy a rerun of Cosmos quite a serene way to pass an hour or two.
questions
QOTD: Are the Academy Awards making a good move by rebranding as “the Oscars”?
There may be some things about the Academy Awards that need fixing, but this didn’t seem to be it.
QOTD: Is a filmmaker’s primary responsibility to the truth or to a good story?
Three Oscar nominees for Best Picture — Argo, Lincoln, and Zero Dark Thirty — have come under criticism that they’re not entirely as factual as they might be…
QOTD: Is Orson Scott Card the wrong person to write Superman stories?
What was DC thinking when they hired a vocal homophobe… or did they not realize just how big a backlash there would be?
QOTD: Was South African TV right to air a reality show featuring Reeva Steenkamp (even with her family’s approval)?
Is there any parallel universe in which the decision was made not to air this, or was it entirely inevitable, given the buzzardlike nature of pop culture today?
QOTW: What is your dream vacation?
Mine is an African safari. A luxury one, of course — no reason to rough it if you don’t need to, and money should be no object when it comes to fantasizing.
QOTD: What characters from classic literature would you reboot, and how would you do it?
But don’t choose Oliver Twist, because Hollywood has already beat you to it…
QOTD: Who are the worst movie couples ever?
Please to enjoy an anti-Valentine’s Day question…
QOTD: Has pop culture given us an unrealistic idea of what a police state looks like?
While many people would likely agree that films such as 1984 and Brazil are horrifying depictions of police states — and they are — relatively few people seem bothered by the realities we’re living with today…
QOTD: What should we call television now that it’s not necessarily on television?
Somehow the term “serialized fiction” doesn’t have the right ring. But I’m at a loss for anything better. Any ideas?
